Diversity & Inclusion

assessment audit that helps us to maintain confidence in the security of our data and IT system. These controls have proven successful as the firm has not experienced a cybersecurity or other security threat to date. We strongly encourage the same caution and protocol within the data and IT infrastructure of our portfolio companies to ensure the security and safety of their business operations.

(D&I) is a topic that has received increasing attention at both firm and portfolio level. At Horizon we have been focusing on growing the team to meet the deployment expectations of current and future fundraising, welcoming a total of 9 new members since end of 2021 – 5/9 were female hires and 4 directly involved in deal cycle (origination / investment)

Horizon hosted a diversity and inclusion roundtable with representatives from each portfolio company. We discussed neurodiversity in business, trans & non-binary inclusion and menopause policy in an open forum format. We had champions for each of the initiatives across the portfolio share best practices and encourage discussion. Overall, it was a highly successful event and the feedback we collected is encouraging.

Thanks

Nikki Sandham- CFO of Modern Networks

3https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2022/cyber-security-breaches-survey-2022